South Africa
FIFA #59 · 1430 ELO · CAF · Group A
16%
Win group
55%
Advance
3.5
Avg points
Outlook
On the numbers, South Africa (FIFA #59, 1430 ELO) come in as underdogs who will need to overperform their rating. Across 10,000 simulations of Group A, the model has South Africa advancing 55% of the time, so they are roughly even money to advance from their group. These are statistical estimates and update as results come in, not guarantees.
Recent form
last 10 · 3W-3D-4L
LWDLWDLDLW
South Africa have won 3 of their last 10 matches (30% win rate), scoring 9 and conceding 11 (0.9 for and 1.1against per game). This recent form feeds directly into the model's prediction for every match they play.
vs Canada0-1L
vs South Korea1-0W
vs Czechia1-1D
vs Mexico0-2L
vs Jamaica1-0W